So the end result was an utter debacle, resulting in an overtime loss to the lowly New York Knicks. But the Spurs’ lone trip of the year to Madison Square Garden at least started on a positive note, with none other than Fabricio Oberto among the faces in the crowd at the world’s most famous arena. …

Though generally mild mannered, Manu Ginobili has earned the occasional technical foul during his 13-year NBA career. He exacted a small, if unofficial measure of revenge during Sunday’s victory over Minnesota. …

Unlike, say, an unlucky wildebeest chased down and devoured on the plains of the Serengeti, the Timberwolves at least lived to tell the tale of the ongoing rampage that has inserted Kawhi Leonard into the conversation for Defensive Player of the Year. …

Speaking before tonight’s game against his old team, former Spurs guard Gary Neal — now with Minnesota — talked about the two superstars he’s played with, his greatest memories while playing with the Spurs, and the circumstances that led him to leave San Antonio after three seasons in the summer of 2013:
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